Ulster Rugby vs Glasgow Warriors, 1930 12/02/16 Sky Sports Ravenhill

awec

Ulster team and replacements to play Glasgow Warriors, Guinness PRO12, Kingspan Stadium, Friday 12th February, 7.30pm:
(15-9): S Olding, C Gilroy, D Cave, S McCloskey, J Stockdale, S Windsor, R Pienaar;
(1-8): C Black, R Herring (capt), R Lutton, A O'Connor, F van der Merwe, R Diack, S Reidy, N Williams;
Replacements (16-23): J Andrew, K McCall, B Ross, C Henry, R Wilson, P Marshall, P Jackson, S Arnold.


15. Peter Murchie
14. Lee Jones
13. Glenn Bryce
12. Sam Johnson
11. Rory Hughes
10. Gregor Hunter
9. Ali Price

1. Ryan Grant
2. Pat MacArthur
3. Sila Puafisi
4. Greg Peterson
5. Leone Nakarawa
6. Rob Harley
7. Simone Favaro
8. Ryan Wilson (Captain)

Replacements

16. James Malcolm
17. Alex Allan
18. D’arcy Rae
19. Josh Strauss
20. Chris Fusaro
21. Grayson Hart
22. Peter Horne
23. Taqele Naiyaravoro




Ulster take on Glasgow tonight in a repeat of last years semi final when Ulster lost out narrowly with a late Glasgow try.

Stuart Olding gets a run out at fullback with the opportunity to show what he can do attacking from deep. Cave and man-of-the-season McCloskey make up the midfield and Stockdale takes his place on the wing again after an iffy performance last week.

The Duke / Barbara gets his first start for Ulster at 10 and all eyes will be on him. By all accounts he is genuinely pish poor, but questions remain whether or not it's actually possible to be worse than Ian Humphreys. Tonight will go some way to proving whether or not this is possible.

In the pack Ulster look pretty decent with Callum Black getting his 100th cap and VDM returning after a rest last week. Chris Henry makes a return to the bench.

Also on the bench is Paddy Jackson, fresh out of Carton House having honed his tackle bag holding skills.

Prediction

Ulster will win this.

rsh118

Can't wait to see whether it's Windsor Castle or Windsor dog track tonight.

At least Jackson will be well able to take a tackle tonight, whilst we can picture what Coetzee and Piutau will look like in white.

+ For the signings

- For the lack of Gusher to let us know who went to Methody

CMOTDibbler

awec wrote: »

Also on the bench is Paddy Jackson, fresh out of Carton House having honed his tackle bag holding skills.

You'd think he'd have learned how to do it by now. If you're at the match awec, see if he holds them during the warm up and give us your assessment on him if you can. :pac:

awec

CMOTDibbler wrote: »

You'd think he'd have learned how to do it by now. If you're at the match awec, see if he holds them during the warm up and give us your assessment on him if you can. :pac:

Sure he'll hold them while warming up!

awec

rsh118 wrote: »

Can't wait to see whether it's Windsor Castle or Windsor dog track tonight.

At least Jackson will be well able to take a tackle tonight, whilst we can picture what Coetzee and Piutau will look like in white.

+ For the signings

- For the lack of Gusher to let us know who went to Methody

Good to have another Ulster man on these boards, especially one who understands nuances such as gusher and his love of all things methody.

sjwpjw

CMOTDibbler wrote: »

You'd think he'd have learned how to do it by now. If you're at the match awec, see if he holds them during the warm up and give us your assessment on him if you can. :pac:

heh heh

rsh118

awec wrote: »

Good to have another Ulster man on these boards, especially one who understands nuances such as gusher and his love of all things methody.

We may be the only fans in the country who don't find endless scrum resets boring because Jim will always enlighten us as someone's uncle he met, or whose Granda was a sterling full back for RBAI.

If anything, it's the bits where he doesn't have to talk about live action rugby that bring out the best in gusher. Ulster matches would genuinely be pants without him.

Sinbad_NI

Let's hope they start better than last week.

rsh118

Really like the balance between Olding and Gilroy alongside McCloskey and Stockdale. Gives the oppo backline a lot to think about especially as positions become fluid.

former total

Dear God Ruan

awec

:pac:

That was brutal.

awec

:pac:

That was brutal.

BBDBB

I know it's early, but based on that driving maul in the last line out I'd be tempted to go for touch rather than the posts

BBDBB

Oops did I put the mockers on him

awec

That was a lovely try in fairness.

BBDBB

A lovely smash n grab try

former total

Video review going to be totes awks on Monday.

awec

McCloskey and O'Connor played like two guys who haven't trained together all week there. Misunderstanding on whose man it was.

awec

Is the sound a bit choppy for anyone else?

BBDBB

Yes

Great running by herring

awec

Sky commentators discussing whether or not Nick Williams is a door or a portcullis.

BBDBB

Safe as houses

Wikidy

Classy break by Olding.

leakyboots

Super stuff, great work from Gilroy

BBDBB

Would pienaar have been offside when the kick was made

Irrelevant

Scrum 5

postitnote

What a gorgeous break from olding that was

mr. pleasant

Olding and Gilroy are a joy to watch.

CMOTDibbler

Do you like this ref awec?

awec

This sound is pickling my head. Keeps breaking up.

And yea, Mitrea is a pretty decent ref actually.

awec

This sound is pickling my head. Keeps breaking up.

And yea, Mitrea is a pretty decent ref actually.

BBDBB

Sound gone completely

Wikidy

Glasgow winning the breakdown

CMOTDibbler

The Sky feed seems to be phucked up. Sound keeps breaking down and the clock and score has gone from the top left now.

Bring back TG4 I say

awec

Oh feck, Marshall. :eek:

rsh118

Following this on Ultimate Rugby is brutal! Can't even get Radio Ulster here! What happened? Are we as dominant as we are sounding?

BBDBB

Dear Sky

I'm getting an annoying whining sound that's interfering with my enjoyment of the match. Would you please tell Stuart Barnes to shut the fup up!

Thanks

Scythica

Wee p! Break!

BBDBB

That cupped hand scooped it back

former total

Right call imo

BBDBB

Looks a try

CMOTDibbler

Doesn't really matter whether it was a knock on or a scoop back. Not a try anyway.

Scythica

Is this the relatively new Romanian ref? He's been pretty good with the way he refs over r few games I know of him

awec

I think you'd be very fortunate to get that try.

BBDBB

Fair enough

Scythica

Another reason why gilroy will never play again for Ireland...

captbarnacles

That Gilroy guy looks good....

leakyboots

Scythica wrote: »

Another reason why gilroy will never play again for Ireland...

Can't go showing individual flair like that, that's not on son

connemara man

Marshall with brainfart of the year?

awec

Marshall drives me crazy.

captbarnacles

Dear god marshall wtf was that

postitnote

This is not an inspiring half back combination. Pienaar off permanently. PJ at half time?